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Bitcoin Cash Thrives During Its First Two Weeks of Life
Technology It’s been two weeks since the hard fork on August 1, which formed a new network called Bitcoin Cash (BCH). As the days...
PR: Nametoken Announces ICO to Support Decentralized Domain Ecosystem
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Russia Discusses Starting Cryptocurrency Mining With Its 20+ Gigawatt Surplus
Mining Russia’s First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov has revealed that discussions are underway regarding the creation of government...
PR: Trackr Announces ICO Details for its Revolutionary Crypto Analysis App
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4 Unusual Uses of Solar PV Technology
It’s becoming more common to find solar panels on rooftops, but that’s just one of thousands of places where they are generating power. As...
Solar Eclipse Will Affect PV Generators Across US
On August 21, a solar eclipse will obscure the sunlight needed to generate electricity at approximately 1,900 utility-scale solar PV power...
Arrests of Bitcoin Miners in Ukraine Spark Questions About Legality
Regulation A recent raid of a bitcoin mining farm in a state-owned, empty swimming pool in Ukraine raises questions about the legality of...
Bitcoin Prices Reach (Yet Another) All-Time High
Bitcoin has continued to trade at over $4,000 since reaching a record level of $4,225 yesterday, and has now set a new all-time high of...
Bitcoin Prices Reach (Yet Another) All-Time High, Passing $4,240
Bitcoin has continued to trade at over $4,000 since reaching a record level of $4,225 yesterday, and has now set a new all-time high of...
Know Your Tokens: Not All Crypto Assets Are Created Equal
Dr Pavel Kravchenko holds a PhD in technical sciences and is the founder of Distributed Lab. In this opinion piece, Kravchenko explains...
Afghan Entrepreneur Empowers Women Through Bitcoin in Afghanistan
Emerging Markets Afghan entrepreneur, Roya Mahboob, announced her intention to organize a conference for bitcoin in Afghanistan to...
HBO is Reportedly Buying $250,000 in Bitcoin to Pay Off Game of Thrones Hacker
HBO is reportedly trying to purchase $250,000 worth of bitcoin to pay off hackers who breached the company’s database and stole sensitive...
Bitbay Exchange Enters Indian Cryptocurrency Markets
Emerging Markets Bitbay has announced that it will enter the Indian cryptocurrency markets, with the company’s Indian exchange expected to...
Uruguay National Bank Urged to Provide Banking Services to Cannabis Industry, Otherwise Bitcoin Will
Emerging Markets Former president of Uruguay’s National Drugs Board, Leonardo Costa, has warned the Banco Republica Del Uruguay (BROU) it...
US Foreign Sanctions Bill Mandates That Governments Monitor Cryptocurrency
Featured President Trump recently signed a foreign sanctions bill into law that included provisions mandating that governments monitor...
Bitcoin Prices Break the $4,000 Barrier for the First Time
The continuing surge in the price of bitcoin has seen it climb to over $4,000 for the first time since the cryptocurrency was created in...
Bitcoin Prices Pass $4,000 for the First Time
The continuing surge in the price of bitcoin has seen it climb to over $4,000 for the first time since the cryptocurrency was created in...
Bitcoin Flies Past New All-Time High of $4K Across Global Exchanges
Markets and Prices The price of bitcoin has climbed to another all time high of $4,000 per BTC across global exchanges on August 12 at...
Circle Financial CEO: “We Trade Over $1B in Crypto per Month”
Finance The Boston-based bitcoin startup, Circle Financial, announced last year they would stop buying and selling bitcoin from users, but...
Lightning Network Wallet Zap Launches Beta Release
Wallets This week software developer Jack Mallers released the beta version of a Lightning Network enhanced bitcoin wallet called “Zap.”...
PR: 5 Reasons Why to Contribute to Viberate’s Token Crowdsale
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New Bitcoin.com Podcast With Bitcoin Enthusiast and Country Artist Corb Lund
This week’s Bitcoin.com podcast with our host ‘Bitcoin Brian’ features Corb Lund, the Roots Country Singer from Alberta Canada who...
Game of Thrones Hackers Demand $7.5M in Bitcoin From HBO – or Spoiler Alert Galore
NewsJust recently a group of hackers made off with 1.5TB of data from servers owned by the cable television network HBO. The thieves...
There Are No Glass Ceilings In This Solar Village
Engineer, entrepreneur, builder, leader: who are you picturing right now? Actually, these titles are held by several incredible collegiate...
Bitfinex Drops US Customers – Bitcoin News
NewsBitcoin exchange Bitfinex has just announced that it is pulling out of the US retail market due to the challenging regulatory climate....
Tezos to Launch $50 Million Venture Fund to Boost Blockchain Growth
The Tezos Foundation, the non-profit that oversees the development of the governance-boosting blockchain protocol, tezos,...
PR: Chasyr: The Uber Disrupter
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4 Emerging Trends in U.S. Offshore Wind Technologies
Is offshore wind the next big thing? It could be for the United States. As global project costs continue to drop, America is building on...
Markets Update: Bitcoin Rallies While Traditional Assets Tumble Worldwide
Markets and PricesThe price of bitcoin is on fire as the decentralized currency has hit another all-time high of $3,550 across global...
Japanese Exchange Coincheck to Invest in Crypto Startups and ICOs
FinanceJapanese bitcoin exchange Coincheck has launched an investment program to help startups that are engaged in digital currency...
PR: ETHLend – Decentralized Lending DAPP Announces ICO
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Japanese VCs Commit US$9M Investment to NEM-Based Blockchain Platform
Image credit: Tokyo, Japan, via PixabayThree Japanese venture capital firms have pledged US$9 million in investment in COMSA, an Initial...
First Bitcoin Exchange Launching in Egypt
InterviewA cryptocurrency startup called Bitcoin Egypt is launching the first bitcoin exchange in the country this month. News.Bitcoin.com...
UK Police Drafts Detailed Bitcoin Seizure Guide
RegulationA think-tank backed by a group of UK-based law enforcement officials have published a newly drafted report called “Policing...
Australian Primary School Students Explore Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technology
NewsStudents at Wooranna Park Primary School in Victoria, Australia are experiencing bitcoin and cryptocurrency technology first hand....
Bitcoin Cash Gains More Support
ServicesIt’s been a crazy ten days for bitcoin enthusiasts as the network had its first high profile hard fork that split the network into...
Coinbase Raises $100M to “Help Accelerate Digital Currency Adoption”
NewsOn August 10 the San Francisco-based company Coinbase announced it has raised US$100M in a Series D funding round. The company says...
Putin’s Advisor is Raising $100 Million to Rival China’s Bitcoin Mining Industry
Dmitry Marinichev, one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s internet advisors, is planning to raise $100 million to finance a mining...
PR: Revain’s Pre-Crowdfunding Saw Incredible Engagement
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$100 Million: Coinbase Raises Biggest-Ever Round for Bitcoin Startup
Coinbase has raised $100 million in Series D funding in what is the largest single traditional funding round for a public blockchain or...
MAPS to Accept Altcoins for Research on MDMA Psychedelic Medicine
CrowdfundingThe Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) recently expanded their ability to accept donations in...
Atomic Movies May Help Explain Why Perovskite Solar Cells Are More Efficient
Menlo Park, Calif. — In recent years, perovskites have taken the solar cell industry by storm. They are cheap, easy to produce and very...
Cryptocurrency Wallet Jaxx Announces Support for Cofound.it-Approved Tokens
Blockchain projects listed on Cofound.it will see their tokens automatically approved for integration into Jaxx, a multi cryptocurrency...
Bitcoin Proponent Calvin Ayre Appointed Economic Envoy for Antigua and Barbuda
Emerging MarketsThe islands of Antigua and Barbuda might become far more friendly towards cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology in...
Segwit2x Working Group Announces Hard Fork Roadmap
TechnologySegregated Witness has locked-in and the Segwit2x working group has announced its roadmap for the next three months. The team of...
Gold Bug Peter Schiff Says ‘Cryptocurrency Market Signals Are Wrong’
EconomicsThis week the media outlet RT published a new Keiser Report from the Freedom Fest 2017 conference in Las Vegas with host Max...
Research Says Bitcoin Price Booms May Positively Effect Stock Prices
FeaturedNautilus Investment Research recently said stock prices tend to soar whenever bitcoin experiences explosive growth. Bitcoin’s...
PR: XinFin.Org Completes Africa Awareness Drive
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Breadwallet’s Bitcoin Cash Tool Arrives Next Week — Full Client Coming Soon
WalletsThis week the bitcoin wallet provider Breadwallet announced it would support the ability to send ‘Bitcoin Cash’ (BCH) by August...
Fidelity’s Platform Adds Bitcoin Holdings
FinanceFidelity Investments now allows its clients to view their bitcoin, ether, and litecoin holdings at Coinbase from inside its web...
BTC-E to Repay 45% of Account Balances as ‘BTE Tokens’
NewsBTC-e has announced that 45% of the exchange’s account balances have been seized by US authorities, and that customers will be repaid...
Russian Miner Coin Wants To Challenge China for Bitcoin Mining Supremacy
MiningRussian Miner Coin — a company co-owned by one of Vladimir Putin’s advisers — plans to generate $100 million worth of...
Start-Up Offers Free Bitcoins for Policing Media Piracy
Sharing economyScholars from South Africa’s Stellenbosch University have launched an innovative start-up that offers bitcoins to...
Overstock Now Accepts Various Altcoins for Payment
AltcoinsOverstock just became the first major retailer to accept bitcoin cash and altcoins at the point of sale for payment. They...
Segregated Witness Locks In On Bitcoin As Price Hits New All-Time High
Segregated Witness (SegWit), a software improvement to the Bitcoin network, has reached its lock-in threshold, now heading towards the...
South Africa to Take “Balanced Approach” to Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Regulations
RegulationRecent South African parliamentary discussions have revealed Finance Minister Gigaba’s desire to adopt a “balanced approach”...
Ether Tops $300 as Price Rises to 30-Day High
The price ether, the cryptocurrency that powers the ethereum blockchain, hit a high above $300 today, rising to a press-time total of just...
VL Offshore Unveils New Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Foundation
Houston-based VL Offshore (VLO) said this week that it has unveiled its Y-Wind floating offshore wind foundation. Source
Fork Wars: Segwit Lock-In and Communication Breakdown
TechnologySegregated Witness has officially locked-in and bitcoin’s price is currently coasting along at $3430. Even though Bitcoin market...
Belfrics Begins Roll-out of African Bitcoin Exchanges in Kenya
Emerging MarketsBelfrics Global have begun their roll-out of African bitcoin exchanges, having recently launched operations in Kenya. The...
Notes from the Solar Underground: The Danger of Conjecture
As with advice, conjecture is easy to give as typically the conjecturers, as with advice givers, have little at stake and sometimes much...
New Bitcoin.com Podcast Episode With Jeff Berwick of The Dollar Vigilante
This week’s Bitcoin.com podcast features Jeff Berwick of The Dollar Vigilante and the organizer of the anarcho-capitalist conference...
PR: BlockCDN to Launch Token Sale for Peer-to-Peer Bandwidth Trading
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South Korean Shopping Mall Prohibits Bitcoin Mining
MiningA South Korean shopping mall has banned merchants from mining cryptocurrencies. They mainly targeted miners of bitcoin and ethereum....
PR: GoldMint to Offer Users a New Form of Digital Currency
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Splitting Bitcoins: How to Claim Your Bitcoin Cash From a Hardware Wallet
ReviewsHere’s a short walkthrough for people looking to extract the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) currency from a hardware wallet like a Ledger Nano...
Australian Senators Push Reserve Bank to Make Bitcoin Official Currency
RegulationTwo Australian senators have pushed for the Reserve Bank of Australia to embrace bitcoin and make it an official currency....
Ignition Creative and Blockchain Entertainment to Develop Reality Docu-Series About Bitcoin
NewsIgnition Creative have announced that they will be producing a “reality docu-series” exploring bitcoin regulation in partnership with...
Hedge Funds Investing in Cryptocurrencies ‘Exploding’ – 62 in Pipeline
FinanceWith this year’s incredible gains in the price of bitcoin, the number of hedge funds with exposure to cryptocurrencies is...
The Energy Sector Needs to Adapt to Millennials—Not Vice Versa
As interns at Environmental Defense Fund, we’ve been tapped as resident experts on surviving on college budgets, social media, and all...
Siemens Financial Offers ‘Outcome-based’ Financing for Energy Storage
A new offering from Siemens Financial Services (SFS) could give potential customers in the UK an avenue to access Siemens’ energy storage...
Eleven Banks Develop Trade Finance App On R3’s Distributed Ledger Platform
Image credit: Industrial port with containers, by hxdyl, via Shutterstock.comEleven banks, including Bangkok Bank, BBVA, BNP Paribas,...
PR: StreamSpace Announces ICO to support Innovative Film Distribution Platform
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‘Bitcoin Regulation Act’ Introduced in South Korea Bans MLMs
RegulationLegislation outlining the regulatory framework for digital currencies including bitcoin in South Korea has been introduced by...
Researchers Develop Transparent, Flexible Solar Cells
Imagine a future in which solar cells are all around us - on windows and walls, cell phones, laptops, and more. A new flexible,...
Markets Update: Bitcoin Continues to Orbit Above $3K
Markets and PricesOur last markets update revealed bitcoin’s price was extremely bullish, testing the US$2700-2800 range just before the...
A Complete Guide to Bitcoin Cash: Supporting Exchanges, Wallets, Trading Advice
On August 1, Bitcoin Cash, a hard fork proposal initially developed as Bitcoin ABC by Bitmain was officially activated. Shortly...
After FBI Takedown: BTC-e Exchange Says They Still Possess Databases and Wallets
NewsAccording to a new post on the forum Bitcointalk, the now defunct BTC-e exchange says it has control over some its servers and bitcoin...
PR: Crypto Users To Invest In Real Estate through REAL Platform
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Blockchain Data Reveals Someone Is Trying to Slow Down Bitcoin Cash
BlockchainIt’s been five days since the fork, and the Bitcoin Cash (BCH/BCC) blockchain is still on the move as 85 blocks have been...
PR: Protostarr to Commodify Investments in Youtubers and Twitch Casters with Ethereum
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Major Japanese Department Store Chain Marui Accepts Bitcoin
NewsA large Japanese department store chain, Marui, has partnered with bitcoin exchange Bitflyer to accept bitcoin payments starting on...
Segwit2x and the Tale of Three Bitcoins
TechnologyAs the entire community has been laser-focused on the recent hard fork and Bitcoin network split, many people have forgotten...
Node40 Introduces Easy-To-Use Tax Compliance Software for Bitcoiners
TaxesNode40 just released a software as a service offering (SAAS) to bring tax compliant bitcoiners an easy-to-use and “IRS-friendly”...
PR: Rivetz Parity Partnership – Bitcoin News
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Bitcoin Surpasses Milestone Price of $3000 Across Global Exchanges
Markets and PricesBitcoin has finally surpassed the US$3000 per BTC average across global exchanges. In fact, it didn’t stop there and...
Bitfinex Enables Bitcoin Cash Deposits and Withdrawals but Credits 15% Less
NewsBitcoin exchange Bitfinex announced on Friday that it has started allowing Bitcoin Cash deposits and withdrawals. However, some...
150 Bitcoin ATMs Coming to Ukraine
News150 Bitcoin ATMs will be installed in Ukraine this year, including 20-30 machines set to be installed on the streets of Kiev, the...
Bitcoin Price Surges Past $3,200 to Hit New All-Time High
The price of bitcoin has risen sharply, exceeding the $3,200 level for the first time on the CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index (BPI). The...
Coinsilium Sells Satoshipay Holdings to Blue Star Capital
FinanceThe UK-based blockchain venture investment fund, Coinsilium Group Limited, has confirmed the sale of the entirety of the company’s...